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505 Games S.p.A.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Headquarters,
Italy
ParentDigital Bros
Subsidiaries
  • 505 Mobile
  • DR Studios
  • Hawken Entertainment
Website505games.com

505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian video game publisher based in Milan. It was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Digital Bros.

History[]

505 Games was founded in Milan, Italy, in 2006 as a subsidiary of Digital Bros.[1] The company found its early success through its video games such as Cooking Mama and Zumba Fitness.[2]

In April 2012, 505 Games took over publishing duties from THQ for the fitness game Adidas MiCoach, following a lawsuit between THQ and Adidas.[3] In April 2013, they acquired the license of Drawn To Life series. The purchase included the rights to the franchise as a whole.[4] In April 2014, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Adam Orth's Three One Zero of the game Adrift. The game is described as a first-person experience, where the player controls an astronaut exploring debris of a wrecked station in outer space.[5] In January 2015, 505 Games confirmed the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) rights to the multi-award-winning Game of the Year 2013,[6] Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons from Starbreeze Studios.[7] In April 2015, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with Swedish game developer Starbreeze for the game Overkill's The Walking Dead, which released in late 2018.[8] A month later, 505 Games announced a publishing agreement with game developer Overkill Software for the game Payday 2 Crimewave Edition.[9] In August 2016, 505 Games announced it would be publishing Virginia from Variable State.[10]

In March 2015, 505 Games purchased 2.67% stock of Swedish game developer Starbreeze Studios.[11] In January 2016, 505 Games announced that they will shift their focus from publishing games for other developers to developing their own intellectual properties.[12] In October 2016, 505 Games has announced through Koji Igarashi, their collaboration in publishing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night from Igarashi's own ArtPlay, DICO and Inti Creates, though Inti's involvement has been reduced.[13] At the Sony E3 press conference on 11 June 2018, 505 Games announced a partnership with Remedy Entertainment to publish Control.[14]

505 Games acquired Australia-based Infinity Plus Two, the developers of the Puzzle Quest games in January 2021.[15]

Games published[]

Games published by 505 Games include Sniper Elite III, Payday 2, Assetto Corsa, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Terraria, Redout, How to Survive, Defense Grid 2, Deep Black, Abzû, Adrift, Virginia, Dead by Daylight, Control, Unturned and the PC release of Death Stranding.[16][17][10][18]

Accolades[]

In April 2015, 505 Games was awarded the title of Best Indie Games Label at the MCV Awards.[19]

References[]

  1. Doolan, Lian (13 September 2018). "Terraria Publisher 505 Games Expands Coverage To Japan And South Korea". Nintendo Life. {{cite web}}:
  2. "505 Games' Ian Howe Interview". Digital Trends. 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}:
  3. "Adidas MiCoach Now Published by 505 Games". Engadget. {{cite web}}:
  4. "505 Games Acquires Draw To Life License". Warp Zoned. 23 April 2013. {{cite web}}:
  5. "505 Games Publishing Adr1ft". IGN. {{cite web}}:
  6. "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Game of the Year Award". PlayStation Blog. 23 December 2013. {{cite web}}:
  7. "Brothers IP Sold to 505 Games". Eurogamer. 16 January 2015. {{cite web}}:
  8. "505 Games To Publish Overkills The Walking Dead". The Koalition. 29 April 2015. {{cite web}}:
  9. "PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition Release". Christian Today. {{cite web}}:
  10. 10.0 10.1 Robinson, Martin (2016-08-25). "Virginia, one of 2016's most promising games, is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC next month". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-09-09. {{cite web}}:
  11. "505 Games Acquires Stake in Starbreeze". Develop. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015. {{cite web}}:
  12. Dring, Christopher (21 January 2016). "505 Games switches focus to developing its own IP". MCV. Retrieved 21 January 2016. {{cite web}}:
  13. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2016-10-05), Bloodstained and 505 Games Partnership, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faV-ls5hLSc, retrieved 2016-10-05 
  14. Kuchera, Ben (11 June 2018). "Sony debuts Remedy's new game, Control, at E3 2018". Polygon. Retrieved 30 December 2018. {{cite web}}:
  15. Minotti, Mike (January 14, 2021). "505 Games acquires Puzzle Quest studio Infinity Plus Two". Venture Beat. Retrieved January 14, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  16. "505 Games Announces Abzu". IGN. {{cite web}}:
  17. "505 Games Publishing Adrift". Engadget. {{cite web}}:
  18. "Death Stranding on PC will be published by 505 Games". IGN. {{cite web}}:
  19. "MCV Awards 2015". MCV. {{cite web}}:

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